by John Davis | May 15, 2011
It is increasingly recognized that “top-down” and “bottom-up” approaches are critical to governing MPAs. That is, MPAs should combine the benefits of state control and binding legislation (top-down) with the benefits of community-based...
by John Davis | May 15, 2011
Underlying each edition of MPA News is a question: namely, what are the challenges that MPA practitioners face in aspects of MPA planning and management, and how are they addressing those challenges? Whether a particular article involves building MPA networks, or...
by John Davis | May 15, 2011
The Australian Government has released a proposal for a network of eight new MPAs for the country’s South-west marine region. The network would be substantial: it would cover a total area of 538,000 km2, or roughly 40% of the region’s Commonwealth waters,...
by John Davis | May 15, 2011
Larger MPAs generally cost less to manage per unit area than smaller ones, and no-take areas are cheaper to manage than multiple-use MPAs, according to a study by an Australian research team, published in the journal Conservation Letters. The study estimated the...
by John Davis | May 15, 2011
Correction In the March-April 2011 issue of MPA News, the article “In Colombian MPA, Management Files Suit to Stop Oil Exploration Inside Boundary” misidentified Marion Howard’s affiliation with CORALINA, the Colombian government environmental...
